• The New York Times
• The New York Times Magazine
• The New York Times Book Review

Digital New York Times & U.S. Northeast Collection 
Digital microfilm of Northeast newspapers including the Putnam/Westchester area of The Journal News from 2010 to the current year, and The New York Times from 2008 to the current year.

Historical New York Times from ProQuest. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1851 – 2011 

Historical materials from New York State’s Hudson River Valley including the following newspapers:

• Newburgh Telegraph (1831-1835)
• Rockland County Journal (1850-1879)
• Rockland County Messenger (1848;1851-1855;1857)
• Rockland County Times (1902-1904)
• The Kingston Daily Freeman (1895;1903-1912)
• Vassar Miscellany News (1914-2000)

AtoZdatabases Note: MPL card is needed when accessing outside the library.

A premier job search, reference, and mailing list database.

Includes 2.3 million job listings, 30 million business profiles, 1.1 million healthcare professionals, and much more.

For sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends & relatives, and much more.

Peterson’s Test Prep – Learn how to pursue a new career and gain advice on resumes, cover letters, interviews, and networking. Build an attention grabbing resume and prepare for certification exams for some of the most popular careers. Practice for the GED® or find the graduate school that is right for you, search for scholarships and prepare for admission exams including the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MAT, and MCAT.

Interview & Job Search Help: Practice interviewing with live one-on-one help; online job search sites. Also includes resume templates to help you write your resume; tips to answer tough interview questions and links to job search sites.

The Adult Learning Center features test preparation (including High School Equivalency and U.S. citizenship preparation), writing assistance, and study tools for math, reading and writing. One-on-one academic coaching.

Help for using this Database: Video Tutorial

Putnam Workforce Partnership provides job postings, resume preparation, career counseling, job development, education and training.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context Covers today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
Video Tutorial: Getting started with Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Peterson’s Test Prep – Learn how to pursue a new career and gain advice on resumes, cover letters, interviews, and networking. Build an attention grabbing resume and prepare for certification exams for some of the most popular careers. Practice for the GED® or find the graduate school that is right for you, search for scholarships and prepare for admission exams including the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MAT, and MCAT.

Research in Context Offers magazines, newspapers, primary sources, over 12,000 videos and more on a variety of topics. Supports national and state curriculum standards in language arts, social studies and science.
Video Tutorial: Getting started with Research in Context

Salem Online contains titles with carefully selected articles and documents to provide balanced coverage, supported by comprehensive background information, on topics of vital interest to students and researchers in our fast-changing world. View the collection’s History Titles. View the collection’s Literature Titles.

World Book is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd edition: Vol. 1 – 23 (2004) | Vol. 24 (2005 Supplement) | Vol. 25 (2005 Supplement) | Vol. 26 (2006 Supplement) | Vol. 27 (2007 Supplement)

UXL Encyclopedia of Science

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

A premier job search, reference, and mailing list database.

Includes 2.3 million job listings, 30 million business profiles, 1.1 million healthcare professionals, and much more.

For sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends & relatives, and much more.

Stock and mutual fund information from Morningstar.com.

Current and historical quotes for over 90,000 investments, and in-depth analysis for nearly 7,000 mutual funds and stocks.

Company and industry information and financial education tutorials.

Independent, Unbiased Financial Strength Ratings of Banks, Credit Unions & Insurance Companies

Conservative Buy-Hold-Sell Ratings of Thousands of Stocks, Mutual Funds & Exchange Traded Funds

Create your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get Upgrade/Downgrade Notifications and Log In from Anywhere

Medicare Supplement Insurance – Which Plan to Choose, How Much it will Cost, Compare Rates & Plan Benefits

CLICK HERE to take advantage of these important financial planning tools today!

Value Line provides unbiased information and tools that allow you to evaluate investments with confidence.

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Contains over 3,900 magazines and journals, nearly 25,000 industry reports, nearly 11,000 company histories and nearly 500,000 company profiles. Easy access to in-depth information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products. You can:

Easily research companies, industries and business topics in the context of timely news and reports (See Company Finder).

Instantly analyze and compare financial and statistical data with interactive charting tools (See Interactive Comparison Charts).

Utilize data from Gale staple publications, including International Directory of Company Histories, Market Share Reporter, Business Rankings Annual, Encyclopedia of American Industries and many others.

Access company profiles and industry rankings, as well as brand and product information (See Industries).

Access SWOT reports, financial analysis tools, business associations, investment reports and market research reports.

The 2000’s in America
This reference work covers the impact of the first decade of the twenty-first century, including the most significant people, institutions, events, and developments spanning both the United States and Canada. It contains more than 400 alphabetically arranged essays that cover the full breadth of North American history and culture throughout the decade.

The Sixties in America
The Sixties in America compiles the history of this significant decade in the United States and Canada, searchable by subject or keyword.

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Coverage of both the current thinking and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. Useful both to the novice historian as well as to the advanced academic researcher.

Login to World History Collection
Coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. Useful both to the novice historian as well as to the advanced academic researcher.

Historical New York Times from ProQuest. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1851 – 2011 

Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical materials from New York State’s Hudson River Valley including the following newspapers:

• Newburgh Telegraph (1831 – 1835)
• Rockland County Journal (1850 – 1879)
• Rockland County Messenger (1848;1851 – 1855;1857)
• Rockland County Times (1902 – 1904)
• The Kingston Daily Freeman (1895;1903 – 1912)
• Vassar Miscellany News (1914 – 2000)

• Greater Hudson Heritage Network
• Historic Hudson Valley
• Historic Sites NY State
• Hudson River Maritime Museum
• Hudson River Valley Heritage
• Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
• Greater Hudson Heritage Network-History Keepers’ Companion

Heritage Quest
Note: MPL card is needed
Family records and local histories, including U.S. Federal census data, family, banking, and military records, genealogies, local histories, and more. Primary source materials new content added weekly.

• Learn What Medicare Does and Does Not Cover
• Find Out Your Options
• Pick a Medigap Plan
• View Rates for each Plan & Insurer, so you can be sure you’re getting the best rate
• Locate the Best Insurers
• Find an Authorized Agent.

Critical Insights: The Graphic Novel offers an examination and analysis of the contemporary graphic novel as literature. MPL card is needed.

Use NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus to find your next great read. Mahopac/MCSD residents can access from home with a library card. Non-residents can access onsite with one of library’s public computers.